Freebie Fridays: Win a Designer Camera From Lomography

Update: Congratulations to our winner, La Oreja D VanGogh! We’ve contacted her via email — she has two weeks to respond before we choose another random winner.

July’s second name should be “Vacation Month” — it seems like half the people I know are beach-bound in the next few weeks. Whether you’ll be sticking your toes in the sand or enjoying summer from home, you’ll love this month’s Freebie Friday giveaway: a La Sardina Camera from international analog photography shop Lomography.

Analog (Film!) Cameras From Lomography

Sure, digital cameras are fun, but summer is the perfect time to experiment (again) with the wonder of manual film. This Capri Saracena model comes outfitted with a wide-angle lens and a powerful flash that includes 3 color filters, so a day at the beach (or in the backyard) will turn into a photo that’s frame-worthy. (Check out some of the shots other La Sardina photographers took with this camera.) Plus, the durable, bright deck chair fabric covering makes this camera a perfect accent piece when you’re not out snapping photos. We’ll include three rolls of 35MM film to get you started.

To enter for a random chance to win this camera, answer this month’s question in the comments below: What’s your favorite way to decorate with photography (or cameras)?

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I like to decorate by putting my favorite pics in different frames & put them above my couch as a focal point. I switch them out every now and then so whenever people come over they notice different pictures I put up. So fun and a great way to showcase all the pics that I love!

We like to capture unexpected moments of our 3 boys with our camera. And we decorate our house with photos like in the bathroom we have a photo of our 3 boys in the bathtub playing with bath toys and bubbles

I have boxes and boxes of photos in no particular order, it's fun to delve through and trace the story lines. We go from present to recent past, to distant past…vacations, school days, holidays, people we used toknow, people we still know and love and lots and lots of beautiful sunsets and beachscapes. Photos never return to the boxes the same way twice, every time we open them it's an adventure along a different story line. I also rotate out the photos that are out on display to keep things fresh and inspiring.

We take one really great family photo when we travel and try to encompass something of the area in our photo for memories. Also, I take great closeups of flowers, bees, architecture, etc and frame them for personal or gift use. Stunning! Glad to see a film camera again; feel as though the picture quality is far superior!!

To decorate with cameras, it's fun to hang an empty (no glass, no backing) frame on a wall and then hang a camera on the wall inside the frame. It's playful, easy, and when you want to actually use the camera it's right there waiting for you!

A photo is my inspiration for decor in the rooms of my home. A skyline at night captures the colors of my living room,a very colorful abstract the dictated the tone for a guest room and cherry blossoms in Washington have become the inspiration for my master bedroom.